European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In Side stripes Myra Hindley More murders see Page 9 d Relief supplies reach refugees Page 2 d tourists stranded on Saratoga Page s d Pope defends worker rights.,.Page 28 the a and tripes   full Cotlon of vol. 45, no. 352 tuesday april 7, 1987 Pouch d 8693 a Reagan canadians ran Ssue Ottawa a president Reagan was prodded by Canadian prime min ister Brian Mulroney on sunday to enter negotiations leading to a treaty Mandat ing controls and deadlines Tor curbing acid rain pollution. However the United slates said it was standing Pat with an already announced five year $2.5 billion clean Coal technology research program. Reagan and Mulroney met at a sum Mit where their Domestic political prob lems were a backdrop to nagging differences on Trade and acid rain. We come As friends and partners sharing similar dreams and goals for our people peace Freedom and Prosperity Reagan said at an arrival ceremony in a huge air plane hangar. And working together we have gone far toward making those dreams a reality Reagan added. He said then were significant matters Lodis Cuis with Mulroney. The president proceeded to Rideau Hall the Home of gov. General Jeanne Sauvi where he and Mulroney held their firs session. At a photo session preceding the talks Reagan said we both want an answer to the acid rain Issue. Acid rain blamed by Canada for killing j 4,000 of its lakes is produced in the atmosphere by a mixture of Fulfur dioxide mostly from Coal fired see Reagan on Page 28 Bridge collapses death toll unknown Amsterdam , a an interstate Highway Bridge Over a rain swollen Creek collapsed sunday Send ing at least three can and a tractor trailer plunging about 80reel into swirling Muddy water. It was not known How Many people might have been killed or Hurt when the four Lane Span on the new York slate thruway collapsed shortly before 11 . Said state police troop t commander Edward Vanda Nail More than so Rescue workers rushed to the scene but could not reach the vehicles because of the baiting water1 of Hie Schoharie Creek said thruway authority spokes Man Arthur d la Bethere is no possibility of Rescue said Vanderwall whose unit patrols the the War part  90. We still Are not sure who or what is in there the wafer is just too High Loo fast and Loo  Only two of four sets of supporting Concrete pylons for the 31-year-old Bridge remained intact. One pillar of Onset stood Al Midstream. An estimated 350 to 400 feel of the Road deck nearly the entire length spanning the River fell into the water. Rescuers located the cab of the tractor trailer near the collapsed Bridge but were unable to reach any occupants said Dennis Jalonsky a Volunteer with the Volunteer fire department in fort Hunter about two mites downstream. We can t do a  Jablonsky said. There Are Trees coming Down the Creek 2 feet wide and 30-40 feet Long some longer. Refrigerators a picnic table benches All kinds of debris. Whatever that water can grab on its Way it s  a White car that looked like a Cadillac was wedged against Trees in the Middle of the River but nobody could reach it either Jablonsky said. It later had disappeared he said. Both vehicles were spotted about one Quarter mile downstream according to Vonderwall. The rear end ofic White car and a pair of smokestacks believed to extend from the cab of the tractor trailer were visible. Slate police said there were no signs of bodies or survivors. Parts of the collapsed Bridge also could be seen in the water. Rescue workers spent the night monitoring the scene heavy flooding is blamed for knocking out Bridge. With floodlights and were to bring in helicopters at Sunrise. I heard this noise. I looked up and the whole Bridge was falling said William Weller of fort Hunter who saw the collapse from a nearby Bridge. There was a tractor trailer on hand a  other witnesses said Between three and five cars and he tractor trailer fell into the Creek when the Concrete an steel girder Bridge collapsed it s Alt gone associated press photographer James Mcknight said after flying Over the site just West of Amsterdam about 34 Miles Northwest of Albany an area flooded by heavy rain Over the past two Days. John Frainier a thruway spokesman said the flooding played a role in the collapse but Robert Donnaruma Deputy chief Engineer for the thruway authority said the cause had not been determined. Vanderwall said the westbound Span of the four Lane Bridge collapsed at 10 48 . And thai the two Lane eastbound Section immediately began to Sag and went Down about is minutes later. Another 15 minutes later another piece of the Bridge collapsed said Vanderwall. New York gov Mario Cuomo who went by helicopter to the scene said All similar Bridges in the slate would rechecked Forsan ctr. Vand Onvall said that shortly before the collapse work ers had checked the Bridge and had found it to be Safe. However d is Abl said thai no thruway employees had conducted such an inspection. Other Bridges in the area had been closed sunday be cause of flooding on the Schoharie officials said but the thruway Bridge had remained open in the past when others were closed by hooding Alexander Lovinc executive director of the thruway authority said that about two year Sago extensive rehabilitation was been done on the Bridge including the installation of a new deck and several supporting Secl Cross Mem Bers. The Bridge was declared Safe following an inspection of that work Lovinc and Donnaruma said. The collapse forced authorities to close about 25 Miles of the Highway Between Schenectady cast of Amsterdam and Fulton Ville traffic was Clourd around the area on local roads chemical blast leaves toxic residue in Minot . Minot. . A officials warned residents sunday to Wash exposed eating utensils and clothing and avoid the residue left when a chemical warehouse fire spewed a ionic Cloud that chased an estimated 10,000 people from their Homes. Slate health officer or. Robert went said in was difficult to measure the direct health risks to people exposed to the fumes in saturday s Blaze. The fumes nauseated dozens of peo ple and 37 were treated and released at the two local hospitals. Initial tests indicated the presence of toxic residue near the warehouse but samples from a wider area were taken sunday and would be Analysed by the stale laboratories department he said. The toxic material will decompose if left alone said Francis Schwindt of the health department s division of water Supply and pollution control. The fire started in a pickup truck backing into the warehouse but authorities do not know How. The warehouse contained 60 to 80 types of farm Chemi cals the most dangerous of which were the pesticides Parathion and malathion. The fire spewed toxic fumes Over the City of about 32,800 residents and North Ward to the Canadian Border about smiles away. Most people who had gone to stay with friends or with relatives returned Home by sunday morning police said. Meanwhile in Iowa City Iowa a 65 foot Lall flame at an underground Gas storage terminal could Roar for five More Days if efforts loan until Are unsuccessful a company official said sunday. An explosion at mid America pipeline co s Plant East of Iowa City set off a spectacular tire saturday evening and forced the evacuation of about 100 families within 2v i ins. All but 15 evacuated families were Al Lowed to return Home sunday us the fire continued to Burn said Johnson county sheriff Gary Hughes. The new vac a see blast on Page 28